SOLDIERS' TRIBUTES

Timaru Herald, Volume CVIII, Issue 16821, 29 May 1919, Page 7

SOLDIERS' TRIBUTES

I TO THE "TIMARU HSRALD.".:.^. At the annual meeting of the Timani. Defence Itifle Club last night, a lettex, was received, from Sir J. M. Toneycliffei offaring his best thanks to file Ciub fiw hawng posted him qopaeg of ,the "Ti mard Herald" regularly ail tEe timQ lie was on active service. "I can tell you all," wrote Mr Toney cliffe, "'that I always looted forward M receiving my "Heralds" every mail, and I eau say that all"the time I was away I never once missed my bundle ■of papers.*' The Club sent copies of the "Timaru Herald" to alB their memb'srs who were on active service, postage costing them approximately £lO a year.

Mr W. Foster said that as one who bad been -bo the war and received thisset papers, he would like to have a little to say on the" matt.'r. From tie day that he left New Zealand till the day lie left France on his return., there was not an issue of. the "Timaru Herafd" of which he had not received a eopy.i "And I can tell you," her-added, "they ! inade very pleasant reading, not only for me but for every South Canterbury man who had tih© luck to get hoM of! them. They were read with avidjity, and I appreciate v<?ry highly the way the 'Herald' Company despatched' them, arid the action of the Club in paying the postage. J. cannot quite express my fadings in the matter, but I I can tell you there were times when 'this little bit of news from home' was the very best thing we could have, and did us more good than anything ■else could have done." The President said the Club membars were iglad to know that the papers had been so much appreciated. The Club were certainly very, "i-eatly to the "Timaru Hfcrald" Company for what they had done in. *he" matiter. after year with unfailW 'regularity, they hsld posted a copy of each) issue of the paper ifr every member of the Club who was at the war; and they had not only attended' to the despatch of the papers, but had also given them, and all the Club had to do was to pav the postage. He had much: pleasure in proposing n, very hearty vote of thanks to tihe "Timaru Herald" Company. (Applause.) Thf tooHoti was caa-ried unanimously, and the secretary was instructed to forward! i!t on.